Earth to Us puts queer people of colour at the centre of a nature exhibition
Earth to Us opens in London with photography, sound and community memories exploring queer people of colour’s connections with nature.
Camping trips, shared walks and moments of quiet outdoors form the heart of Earth to Us, a new exhibition opening in London on 1 October. It brings together the experiences of queer people of colour, placing their relationships with nature at the centre of the gallery.
The exhibition has been created by Touch Grass, an outdoor community for queer women, trans and non-binary people of colour. Its activities bring people together through outdoor gatherings, creative work and time spent in nature.
Rather than treating the countryside as an empty landscape, Earth to Us is concerned with the people who inhabit and remember it. The exhibition asks whose experiences are visible when we picture outdoor life, and whose stories are missing.
Visitors will find film photography, artwork, written reflections, recorded sound and material gathered through community activities. These include camping trips, conservation days, hikes and workshops held over several years.
Together, those contributions form a community archive. In this setting, that means preserving personal experiences and shared memories, rather than leaving those moments scattered across individual photographs or forgotten after an event.
Friendship, rest and belonging are part of the exhibition’s focus. It makes room for ordinary experiences outdoors, including the pleasure of spending time with people around whom someone feels comfortable.
Contributing artists listed for the exhibition include Aileen Ye, Ashantee Mykoo, Bao-Yin Hall, Melz Owusu, Prishika Nagar and Raneece Buddan. Their work sits within a wider collaborative project shaped by the community’s experiences.
Earth to Us is being presented at Firepit Art Gallery and Studios in North Greenwich. The opening-night listing offers free entry alongside an optional pay-what-you-can ticket, with creative workshops also forming part of the wider programme.
